Statements (130)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:exoplanet
|
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
not applicable
|
| gptkbp:atmosphere |
gptkb:unknown
hydrogen and helium not confirmed potentially has a thick atmosphere |
| gptkbp:average_temperature |
approximately 100 K
approximately 1000 K approximately -73 degrees Celsius |
| gptkbp:components |
two stars and one planet
|
| gptkbp:composed_by |
hydrogen and helium
|
| gptkbp:contains_star |
gptkb:Kepler-16_A
gptkb:Kepler-16_B gptkb:star K-type and M-type stars Kepler-16 A and Kepler-16 B K4 V for Kepler-16 A M0 V for Kepler-16 B K dwarf and M dwarf |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:unknown
gptkb:Giant Kepler-16b orbits two stars. circumbinary planet circumbinary system formed in a circumbinary disk Kepler-16b and Kepler-16c formed in a binary star system |
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope
|
| gptkbp:discovery |
gptkb:The_Astrophysical_Journal
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center September 2011 transit method confirmed published in 2011 D. R. Ciardi et al. first confirmed circumbinary planet increased interest in circumbinary planets |
| gptkbp:discovery_year |
gptkb:2011
|
| gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
approximately 200 light years
approximately 200 light-years |
| gptkbp:eccentricity |
0.16
0.0 |
| gptkbp:element |
known
|
| gptkbp:future_prospects |
low
|
| gptkbp:growth_habit |
false
not habitable not considered habitable |
| gptkbp:has_field |
gptkb:unknown
|
| gptkbp:has_luminosity |
affected by host stars
|
| gptkbp:has_radius |
0.69 times the radius of Jupiter
0.7 times the radius of Jupiter 0.804 times the radius of Jupiter |
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
gptkb:unknown
not determined |
| gptkbp:hosts |
gptkb:Kepler-16
gptkb:star |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kepler-16b
|
| gptkbp:investment |
gptkb:unknown
|
| gptkbp:is_aplace_for |
0.8 AU
|
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
confirmed
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Kepler-16b system
|
| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
visible with telescopes
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
gptkb:2011
observed analyzed analyzed for transits observed by Kepler observed by Kepler mission |
| gptkbp:mass |
0.333 times the mass of Jupiter
0.333 Mj 0.69 and 0.20 solar masses 0.804 Jupiter radii |
| gptkbp:module |
experiences eclipses due to its binary star system
transiting both stars |
| gptkbp:next_event |
planned for further study
|
| gptkbp:orbit_type |
gptkb:Kepler-16
|
| gptkbp:orbital_altitude |
gptkb:unknown
elliptical stable orbit 0.704 AU from its stars complex due to two stars |
| gptkbp:orbital_configuration |
two stars orbiting each other
|
| gptkbp:orbital_inclination |
90 degrees
approximately 90 degrees 88.5 degrees |
| gptkbp:orbital_period |
not in resonance
1:1 with its stars 41.1 days 1:1 with Kepler-16 A 228.7 days not in resonance with its stars approximately 228.7 days |
| gptkbp:orbital_phase |
varies with binary stars
|
| gptkbp:orbital_plane |
aligned with the binary stars
|
| gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
named after Johannes Kepler |
| gptkbp:perihelion |
0.6 AU
|
| gptkbp:potential_moons |
gptkb:unknown
|
| gptkbp:provides_information_on |
gptkb:NASA_Exoplanet_Archive
|
| gptkbp:related_exoplanets |
Kepler-34b, Kepler-35b
|
| gptkbp:research |
Kepler mission data
not performed difficult to observe directly Kepler light curves collected by NASA's Kepler mission |
| gptkbp:research_focus |
exoplanetary atmospheres and habitability
|
| gptkbp:research_importance |
helps understand circumbinary planets
|
| gptkbp:rotation_period |
gptkb:unknown
|
| gptkbp:route |
approximately 2.5 hours
|
| gptkbp:semi_major_axis |
0.704 AU
|
| gptkbp:stellar_companions |
two stars
|
| gptkbp:surface |
gptkb:unknown
0.9 g not suitable for life likely cold and icy |
| gptkbp:system |
gptkb:Kepler-16_system
approximately 4.5 billion years approximately 6 billion years |
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Giant
circumbinary planet |
| gptkbp:year |
41.1 Earth days
approximately 228.7 Earth days 0.63 Earth years |
| gptkbp:year_length_earth_days |
approximately 230 days
|
| gptkbp:year_length_in_earth_days |
41.1
|
| gptkbp:zone |
no
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:NASA's_Kepler_mission
gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope gptkb:Kepler_mission |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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